On May 12, local time from May 10 to 11, Chinese and US sides held high-level economic and trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland, and issued a "Sino-US Geneva Economic and Trade Talks Joint Statement" on local time May 12. The talks made substantial progress and reached an agreement faster than expected.
Bai Ming, a researcher at the Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, said in an interview with reporters that the results of this high-level Sino-US economic and trade talks were not easy to achieve. "This is due to our representatives' strong negotiation skills, resolutely safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, while internal pressure on the US side also forced them to put down their pride and sit down for serious negotiations." (China National Radio Network)
